Everything You Need To Know Today

COLOMBO (News 1st) -  1. Ranil Wickremesinghe tweeted whatever the personal issues that the President has with him that he should not hold people to ransom by plunging the country into constitutional chaos. This was in response to President Maithripala Sirisena's comment on certain individuals being part of the butterfly-clan. 2. General Secretary of the United National Party Akila Viraj Kariyawasam claims that 15 MPs have promised to crossover to extend their support in expressing their opposition to the new Prime Minister. 3. Deputy Minister Nishantha Muthuhettigama said Rishad Baithudeen and Rauf Hakeem are due to cross over today (November 07). 4. SLMC leader Rauf Hakeem denied all rumours claiming he is to cross over to support the new Prime Minister.  5. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has expressed hope that the parliament would be convened as soon as possible to resolve the current political crisis. 6. British MP Lord Naseby commenting on the political situation of Sri Lanka has expressed that the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister of the country is in line with the constitution. 7. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is to provide uniform materials for all school children once again in place of vouchers. 8. The Department of Examinations stated that the recorrection process of the Grade 05 scholarship examination will begin from next week. The Department claims to have received over 35,000 recorrection applications. 9. The Department of Meteorology stated that owing to the low-pressure condition developing in the Southern Bay of Bengal that there would be heavy rainfall today (November 07). 10. The 51st Memorial of veteran politician late D. A. Rajapaksa was held yesterday (November 06). INTERNATIONAL  1. A Colorado man pleaded guilty to spare him from the death penalty on Tuesday (November 6) to charges of murdering his pregnant wife and two small daughters and dumping their bodies in an oil field. SPORTS  1. When play stopped in the 1st Test match between England and Sri Lanka yesterday (November 07), England had scored 321 runs for the loss of 8 wickets.